Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 299-306 , March 2010

Comparison of two self-rating instruments for medication adherence assessment in hypertension revealed insufficient psychometric properties

,Accepted 2 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.06.011

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 299-306 , March 2010

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